• Health The tragic puzzle of vaccination in pregnant women

Streptococcus B, a bacterium that pregnant women can transmit to their babies, causes about 150,000 newborn deaths annually, a figure that could be reduced if vaccine research is promoted

after 30 years of stagnation,

the World Organization warns today Of the health.

A new report that for the first time shows

the global impact of this bacterium,

prepared by the WHO together with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), also recalls that it causes half a million premature births annually.

In addition, it can cause

long-term disabilities

in children

such as cerebral palsy, vision or hearing loss.

In light of the high figures, the WHO urges in the report that the scientific community develop

maternal vaccines

against this type of bacteria to reduce their mortality.

"Streptococcus type B is

a serious threat, until now little known,

to the survival and well-being of newborns, with devastating effects for many families around the world," said the chief medical officer of the department of Immunization and Vaccines of the WHO, Phillipp Lambach.

Several investigations of vaccines against this bacterium have already begun, but according to the WHO

they have not managed to launch drugs on the market

after decades of study.

Estimates of the report indicate that if a vaccine could be developed and immunized with it to 70% of pregnant mothers,

at least 50,000 newborn deaths

and 170,000 premature births

could be avoided

.

"Maternal vaccination can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the next few years, but it was proposed 30 years ago and the world has yet to produce a vaccine," lamented Professor

Joy Lawn

of LSHTM.

On average, 15% of pregnant women worldwide, or about 20 million women,

are carriers of this bacterium,

generally without suffering symptoms from it, but they can transmit it during pregnancy or childbirth.

The regions with the highest number of steptococcus B cases among children are those with a low development of pre- and postpartum care, such as sub-Saharan Africa and South and East Asia.

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